Southern Altai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *yeŕne (son-in-law, sister's husband). Cognate with Chuvash йысна (jysna), Azerbaijani yeznə, Kazakh жезде (jezde), Nogai езде (yezde), Kyrgyz жезде (jezde), Tatar җизни (cizni), cizni, Uzbek yezna, Khakas чисте (çiste), Shor честе, Tuvan честе (çeste), Western Yugur yezde, etc.

Noun

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јесте (ǰeste)

  1. son-in-law